INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH CHAPTER 62

The prophet couldn’t hold his tongue and stop praying till the judges were restored, and Zion’s converts were righteous and salvation went forth like a blazing fire. Zion will be a crown of splendor and a royal diadem. Zion will no longer be called the God forsaken land. Their new names are Hephzibah and Beulah, meaning “God’s delight” and “The Bride.” The maker of atoms and angels is pleased with his new bride. Sentinels were interceding day and night for God to fulfill his promise. God swore by an oath that the foreigners would not eat their produce or drink their wine. The exiles are told to pass through the gates of Babylon and build roads to return to the homeland on. They are called a holy people─redeemed and saved. They will no longer be called forsaken by God but a people sought out.

EXPOSITION TO ISAIAH CHAPTER 62

1For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.

He couldn’t hold his tongue and stop praying till the judges were restored, and her converts with righteousness, and her salvation goes forth like a blazing torch.

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THAT RATIFY THE TEXT:

Isa 62:6-7 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

2And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.

Foreign nations will see your righteousness─world leaders will see your glory. You will be renamed. See comments in Isa. 65:15.

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THAT BEAR OUT THE TEXT:

Isa 49:6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

3Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

You will be a crown of splendor and a royal diadem carried in the hand of your God.

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THAT SPEAK VOLUMES ABOUT

THE TEXT:

Zec 9:16 And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.

4Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

You will no longer be called “The God forsaken land.” You will have a new name. “God’s delight,” you will be married to me.

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THAT SHED LIGHT ON THE TEXT:

Hos 2:19-20 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.

5For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

The maker and builder of the universe is thrilled with his bride. Everything is looking like a planned wedding celebration.

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THAT VERIFY THE TEXT:

Isa 65:19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

6I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,

The watchmen on the walls were crying day and night for the fulfillment of God’s promises.

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GIVE COUNTEREVIDENCE TO THE TEXT:

2Ch 8:14 And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

7And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

The sentinels were intercessors on the waling walls invoking God’s blessing upon Zion─they were to take no rest or give God rest till he made Jerusalem the most renowned city on earth.

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THAT CONFIRM THE TEXT:

8The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:

God has raised his right hand and arm and sworn by his power that their enemies shall not eat their produce, or beef production or, drink their wine.

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THAT CARRY WEIGHT REGARDING

THE TEXT:

Isa 65:21-23 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.

9But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.

They raised it and a tenth of it went to the store house at the temple for the temples staff,and widows and strangers within the gates. Those who had labored in the harvest or gathered the clusters of grapes were to enjoy the vintage.

10Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.

They are told to pass through the gates─the means by which they left Babylon and build a highway─remove stones and debris─march under the flag of Israel for everyone to see.

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THAT INDORSE THE TEXT:

Isa 18:3 All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.

11Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

Your deliverance has come─he will do what he said and complete his promises.

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THAT LEND EVIDENCE TO THE TEXT:

Mar 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Psa 98:1-3A Psalm. O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

12And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.

They are a chosen generation─a holy people─redeemed and saved. They will no longer be called forsaken but a people sought out. You will be called by new names: Holy people, God-redeemed─sought-out─a city not forsaken. The land of God’s delight─the Bride.

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THAT DEMONSTRATE THE TEXT:

Isa 60:21 Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

Exo 19:5-6 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.